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"If we can’t do our jobs and fund the government, we don’t deserve a paycheck – plain and simple."
Published: Monday, November 17th, 2025 @ 11:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The longest federal government shutdown in US history ended Wednesday night after the House passed a clean continuing resolution (CR), 222-209 and President Donald Trump signed off on the measure.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 10:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"Do I go to work and not get a paycheck and not put food on the table, or do I drive for Uber or Door Dash or wait tables?”
Published: Saturday, November 8th, 2025 @ 4:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Despite continued bloodshed in Gaza and the ongoing Democrat-driven government shutdown, much of the conversation on CNN was focused on Santos.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 @ 7:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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“There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of and we'll take care of them in a different way."
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2025 @ 9:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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but does Schumer care?
Published: Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 @ 8:31 pm
By: John Steed
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A group of House conservatives are requesting an update from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on spending negotiations ahead of yet another set of deadlines that could trigger a government shutdown and suggested a back-up plan that could trigger across-the-board spending cuts
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 2:15 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House voted on Thursday to pass another short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown over the objection of a group of conservative members who were angling to get border security reforms attached and rein in the national debt.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House screeched to a halt on Wednesday one day after lawmakers passed a bipartisan stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House passed a short-term spending bill on Tuesday to avert a government shutdown before the deadline at the end of the week.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced a “two-step” short-term spending measure to avoid a government shutdown.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) shared a novel approach to keeping the federal government funded while a politically-divided Congress works to reach an agreement on spending legislation.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 1:46 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Amid a looming government shutdown now only days away and Congress returning home for the weekend, the Democrats spoke to the American people and threatened to keep the government open.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) slammed Democrats for blocking a two-week funding bill to avoid a government shutdown because it didn’t allocate any funding to Ukraine.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 7:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) flashed confidence in his ability to prevail over an effort to remove him as speaker following the passage of a short-term spending bill that averted a government shutdown.
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 5:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The only member of the “Big Three” agencies that has not downgraded the U.S. credit rating from “AAA” status warned that another government shutdown would make the United States look weak compared to other top-rated nations.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 5:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A small group of House Republicans has said that they’re willing to risk a possible government shutdown, rejecting party leadership’s funding bills unless specific demands are met.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said on Sunday he believes Congress should approve a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 10:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Department of the Interior is committed to upholding the highest standards of public access to and maintenance of America’s national parks and public lands.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 8:20 pm
By: ENC NOW
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America’s gross national debt surpassed $33 trillion for the first time in U.S. history on Monday as Washington, D.C., faces a potential government shutdown over federal spending.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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The House nixed plans for more votes this week after GOP leadership failed to advance a defense spending bill a second time as the government heads toward a possible shutdown in nine days.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Three years ago this week, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a litany of bills passed by the state legislature that would’ve allowed some small businesses to reopen and communities to gather for fireworks during the COIVD pandemic’s government-imposed shutdowns.
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 3:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Republican lawmaker argued on Tuesday in favor of making a play for spending cuts without “fear” of a government shutdown as the appropriations process ramps up.
Published: Saturday, August 12th, 2023 @ 8:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House GOP hardliners demand that leadership commit to cutting spending or risk losing their votes, setting up a possible government shutdown this fall.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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It’s been well-documented that government-forced school shutdowns during the pandemic have contributed to learning loss among students.
Published: Saturday, February 4th, 2023 @ 8:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As Congress continued to conduct its final pieces of business before the holiday break, lawmakers warned that a total government shutdown could ensue if an agreement to send an additional package of tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine is not made by Friday.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 10:32 am
By: Babylon Bee
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In the nick of time, Congress has passed a bipartisan $12 billion funding bill, narrowly avoiding a Ukrainian government shutdown.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap bill Thursday, seeking to avoid a partial government shutdown while also sending billions of dollars more to Ukraine.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 6:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced in a statement on Thursday night that he voted to avert a federal government shutdown and fund the government through February 18, 2022, but that he also strongly opposes vaccine mandates for private businesses from the federal government.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 6:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Businesses are on the mend from government-induced Covid shutdowns.
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 @ 7:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis told members of the Cuban exile community in Miami on Tuesday that he would like Florida companies to help Cuban dissidents by beaming in internet services to groups coordinating protests on the ground in Havana.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 4:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Donald Trump has reportedly signed the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill and the $1.4 trillion spending bill thus averting a potential government shutdown.
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 11:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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The number of weekly unemployment claims fell under 1 million last week for the first time since government shutdowns were instituted in mid-March.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 10:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In late March, I wrote about how North Carolina state government is likely better financially prepared than most states for the coronavirus shutdown, and certainly more prepared than it was prior to the Great Recession.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 8:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina House and Senate this week both passed omnibus bills in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government shutdown of the economy.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 10:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Recently, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to House and Senate Appropriators urging them to protect Coast Guard death gratuities in the event of another government s
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 7:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Because of the federal government shutdown at the beginning of the year, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services continues to adjust distribution schedules for Food and Nutrition Services benefits.
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2019 @ 9:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement.
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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My fellow Americans, I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown and re-open the federal government.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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